salty soul

For this project, Alexandre Delamadeleine printed a series of black-and-white photographs I took of the Atlantic Ocean tides on recycled paper. These printed seascapes became the raw material for a paper costume, conceived as an extension of the image. Delamadeleine collaborated with the dancer Ilona Cabrera, who brought the costume to life in a photographic series and a video. Through her movements, the paper costume transforms into a living sculpture, revealing an exploration of the notions of confinement and freedom. The series was hand-printed images using an enlarger Emulsion Lab.

paper costume. Alexandre Delamadeleine

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paper costume. Alexandre Delamadeleine

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paper costume. Alexandre Delamadeleine

paper costume. Alexandre Delamadeleine
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paper costume. Alexandre Delamadeleine

paper costume. Alexandre Delamadeleine

full look. Dancer’s Own

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paper costume. Alexandre Delamadeleine

paper costume. Alexandre Delamadeleine

paper costume. Alexandre Delamadeleine

full look. Dancer’s Own

full look. Dancer’s Own

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full look. Dancer’s Own

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full look. Dancer’s Own

full look. Dancer’s Own

full look. Yasmine Eslami

full look. Yasmine Eslami

full look. Dancer’s Own

full look. Dancer’s Own

full look. Dancer’s Own

full look. Dancer’s Own

paper costume. Alexandre Delamadeleine

full look. Dancer’s Own

full look. Dancer’s Own

full look. Dancer’s Own

full look. Dancer’s Own

full look. Dancer’s Own

paper costume. Alexandre Delamadeleine

photography, art direction + fashion. Alexandre Delamadeleine
dancer. Ilona Cabrera @ City Models
model. Iris Cabos
(handmade print) lab. Emulsion Lab
video editing. Alexandre Petropavlovsky
music. Koshun Nakao
colour grading. Raphaël Capre
assistant. Igor Loup